but then we elected tony parker, and by electing tony, somebody with his experience and education and ability, things changed pretty quickly. he had some help. but tony established a financial system that provides accountability and the real-time information about our finances, and that is the sort of information when you are running the rnc and campaigns are moving in real time, it is critical. you cannot run a campaign if you do not know how much money you have. $347 million raised, no debt, $4.7 million of cash on hand. we can be really proud of the role that tony played in that. [applause] he did a few things before he got to the rnc. very active in the republican party in d.c. he served as committee man for thwashington, d.c. a fund-raiser, a czech writer, an entrepreneur. -- a check writer, an entrepreneur. he is the kind of guy we can be proud of, and i am proud to stand before you and nominate tony parker to serve as our rnc treasurer. thank you. [applause] >> for the purposes of offering a seconding speech and comments, christine of pennsylvania. >> what henry said and more.